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Originally raised as St. Drusus' Lament in the orbital shipyards of Battlefleet Calixis, a Lunar class cruiser. Gifted to a newly minted Admiral, the ship was to head a new patrol fleet around the entrance to the Koronus expanse. After months of dry runs, the ship finally set off for Copernicus Depot in the Drusus Marches. It never arrived. A recon patrol found the hulk of the ship adrift in space, burned from the inside out in such a fashion that hardly anything was left. It was confirmed lost with all hands, and the cause of death is still a focus of study for the Adeptus Mechanicus in the region.
Enterprising old man that he is, Lord Katheit offered to purchase the hulk, such that the Imperium would still see some profit from its endeavor. They agreed, and for 20 years Lord Katheit dry docked the hull in the shipyards of the Lathe worlds. The Mechanicus, eager to study and to fix, painstakingly brought the ship back to life. Built for the specifications of a Rogue Trader rather than the Imperial Navy it was gifted with large, arched stained-glass windows and beautiful vista views. Due to the mysterious nature of the original ship's demise, and the piety & paranoia of Lord Katheit, a great statue of St Drusus was erected to house the gellar field generators. Gilded wards were hand painted along the prow as signs of devotion. Christened Maiden of War, the final touch of the ship is an ivory statue affixed to the prow of a naked warrior woman holding a spear & shield.